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5233 Mark Conner
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May 1, 2009
12:59 pm
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.3.15&idno=14#14:2.0.1.3.15.4.9.1 [this should be authoritative - not sure...
5234 L. Paul Verhage
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May 1, 2009
1:00 pm
Opps!!!! ... -- Onwards and Upwards, Paul...
5235 Dan Bowen
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May 1, 2009
3:13 pm
Well that's good news, but it does bring to mind the possibility that it could happen. Perhaps we should consider forming an association like the NAR or AOPA...
5236 L. Paul Verhage
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May 1, 2009
3:42 pm
An organization like that would need big stake holders like research. We'd be small fries in that pond. Paul ... -- Onwards and Upwards, Paul An organization...
5237 Joe
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May 1, 2009
3:47 pm
exactly,, Like our dozen or so groups out there, what clout do we have as to compared to the thousands of pilots, Nothing at all they all would just laugh at...
5238 Pete Lilja
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May 1, 2009
4:15 pm
I'd agree, Dan. Often times these new regs are put in place and those that it effects find out too late. In addition to the NAR http://www.nar.org/ there is...
5239 Pete Lilja
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May 1, 2009
4:20 pm
I'm not so sure. TRA has only about 3000 members. Yes, probably larger than the HAB population but still a group with a common interest. I'd envision a HAB...
5240 L. Paul Verhage
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May 1, 2009
4:20 pm
I think a national organization would be neat, but would be limited in power. Perhaps it would do things like bulk purchases, conferences, newsletters,...
5241 John Nordlie
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May 1, 2009
4:31 pm
I think one of the big problems is that there is really no industry that is dedicated to AHAB. Sure, there are APRS tracker and balloon manufacturers out...
5242 Joe
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May 1, 2009
4:39 pm
True, But I'd join if there was something that would help us all. Joe Near Space Sciences ... True, But I'd join if there was something that would help us all....
5243 Joe
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May 1, 2009
4:40 pm
yeah that's at least a factor of ten in possible membership at best ... yeah that's at least a factor of ten in possible membership at best Pete Lilja wrote: ...
5244 Pete Lilja
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May 1, 2009
4:40 pm
That may be true. But how does that change the desirability of a HAB organization? Jugglers have the International Jugglers' Association...
5245 Joe
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May 1, 2009
4:43 pm
yup And really, Yes i was into rocketry, never into it like the big guys are, like with the "P" mototrs and all that, But after doing these balloons for 20+...
5246 L. Paul Verhage
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May 1, 2009
4:47 pm
Whoa!! I use to belong to IJA. That was back in my USAF days. I was stationed at the Pentagon and in downtown DC was the only juggling store I had ever seen....
5247 L. Paul Verhage
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May 1, 2009
4:51 pm
It's funny to see how much money roceteers spend to reach one mile. Somehow, I think rocketry is a Freudian thing (long and cylinderical, smoke, flame, noise,...
5248 Joe
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May 1, 2009
4:56 pm
Agreed ... Agreed L. Paul Verhage wrote: Whoa!! I use to belong to IJA. That was back in my USAF days. I was stationed at the Pentagon and in downtown DC was...
5249 Joe
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May 1, 2009
4:58 pm
Over compensating for the lack of something else? he he he ... Over compensating for the lack of something else? he he he L. Paul Verhage wrote: It's funny to...
5250 nordlie101 Offline Send Email May 1, 2009
5:08 pm
It wouldn't change the desirability any, I was just thinking of bargaining position. I.e., if the FAA is causing problems for a particular company, a person...
5251 Pete Lilja
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May 1, 2009
6:02 pm
Yeah, rockets can be expensive. One reason I like ballooning! Check out the 1/10 scale Saturn V that launched last Saturday....
5252 John Nordlie
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May 1, 2009
6:32 pm
When we started balloon flights back in 1998, EOSS is the organization that helped us out the most. We used their handbook as our blueprint for many years,...
5253 L. Paul Verhage
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May 1, 2009
6:40 pm
I've talked to Pat (of SimSat) with AMSAT recently. There appears to be very little interest from AMSAT in near space. I would argue that near space is the...
5254 John Nordlie
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May 1, 2009
6:56 pm
That is disappointing. Did he give any reason for it? With all the similar engineering challenges, I'd think they would promote it as a stepping stone to...
5255 L. Paul Verhage
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May 1, 2009
7:02 pm
Pat Kilroy is trying to set something up, but it seems the current AMSAT leaders (board?) has enough on their hands with their current satellite plans. ... -- ...
5256 Joe
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May 1, 2009
8:14 pm
Hi Paul, AND EVERYONE!!! Yes I just don't understand why people are not beating down our doors to do flights for them,, Yes I have done some test flights for...
5257 Joe
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May 1, 2009
8:15 pm
Sad thing is tho way in the beginning 20 years ago the AMSAT gang was enthusiastic supporters of these missions, I remember getting a LOT of support from...
5258 Joe
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May 1, 2009
8:18 pm
The EOSS Faq pages are a great rescourse! Joe WB9SBD Near Space Sciences ... The EOSS Faq pages are a great rescourse! Joe WB9SBD Near Space Sciences Pete...
5259 Harry M
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May 1, 2009
8:38 pm
Hi Joe, Your posting sounds a lot like what I've gone through over the past several years. It seems that most teachers are stuck with the current curriculum...
5260 BASE
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May 1, 2009
8:43 pm
Joe and friends, I have found that the schools are more willing to work with us when I can point to specific academic (science) standards that have been...
5261 Joe
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May 1, 2009
8:56 pm
Thing is also you would think they would JUMP at a chance to do something this cool and it COSTS THEM NOTHING!!! Thats what the Astronaut also asked me, How...
5262 Joe
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May 1, 2009
8:56 pm
isn't that sooo very sad?...
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